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    Jonathan Lovett

    Jonathan Lovett

    (3 reviews)

    I went to Mr. Lovett, explained my situation and a $7,500.00 retainer was requested. I provided…read morehim with all the necessary information which included e-mails, meeting minutes, timelines, etc. and it was agreed that he would file a Equal Pay Act federal lawsuit. He drew up the papers, filed them in White Plains then out of the blue, he called me to tell me he had to pull the lawsuit because important information was missing from the document. Wait!! Why did I hire a lawyer to draw up paperwork and it was incorrect? He was provided with all the necessary documentation prior to the filing and he told me we could never win based on the information in that document and, in addition, my former employer could turn around and sue me. I was baffled. So he pulled the lawsuit and I asked for the remainder of my retainer to be refunded. His secretary provided me with his billing via e-mail and that billing reflected that he owed me approximately $3,500.00. When I went to his office to get my refund, I was told that he forgot to add a few billable items on there and it turned out I owed him somewhere in the area of $500.00. I spoke to him and he said he would waive that $500.00 in additional fees out of the goodness of his heart. Bottom line, I was out $7,500.00 which he gladly took and did a slapshot job. Very disappointed in Mr. Lovett. Wish I had read the reviews prior to making that appointment. Shame on him.

    Don't walk, run from Lovetts office! If you want to waste your time and money and be treated with…read moresuch disdain than this is your man. He demanded an extremely large retainer and assured me we had a strong case and then did absolutely nothing for an entire year. I contacted the courts myself and they told me he hadn't filed anything on my case's behalf in over a year. When I finally managed to get him on the phone he said he was tied up for a year on another case. I guess my $7500 wasn't enough to keep him interested in my case. He did nothing and I was treated rudely throughout the process. The biggest mistake I ever made was hiring Jonathan Lovett as my attorney. Find another!!

    Grievance Committee Ninth Judicial District

    Grievance Committee Ninth Judicial District

    (4 reviews)

    I had a billing issue with my lawyer. He charged me 30 minutes for a two-word answer. I disagreed…read morewith his billing, and under our retainer agreement/contract, if there were a billing issue, it would go through mediation. He refused to, and with malice, filed an affirmation of dismissal. In that affirmation, he swore under oath to the Supreme Court of Nassau that I never paid him -- which is false. I did pay him; he committed perjury. He also breached confidentiality by informing every single lawyer of my medical condition. To make matters worse, he emailed opposing counsel and informed them that I emailed him 50 times repeatedly. This was not only a violation of Rule 1.6 but Rule 1.7 as well. It made it almost impossible for me to find new counsel because of his actions. I contacted the Grievance Committee (GC) and filed a complaint. The purpose of the GC is to protect the public by investigating the conduct of attorneys. The GC is bound by the same code of ethics that governs all attorneys. The GC is obligated to follow the established code of ethics for attorneys; their investigations and actions are guided by these ethical standards. I supplied them with his false statements as well as the canceled checks proving he committed perjury. They were also supplied with the email he sent to opposing counsel, as well as the statements where he shared my medical information. The purpose is to see if there were acts of misconduct from the attorney. The reason why he did it doesn't matter -- he must follow the code. For the GC to tell me it's a billing issue and ignore my complaint is a violation of the code. If the lawyer committed perjury at the cost of his client, that is misconduct. That is spelled out, and their role was to see if the actions of perjury violated the code of professional conduct. I contacted them six times and asked them to explain why they stated perjury is not misconduct when the code says it is. Again, it's not their role to ask why -- it's their role to see if the actions of the attorney violate the code of ethics. They refused to return my emails and inform me of my rights. According to NYS, you are given 21 days to file a dispute with the Board of Directors. They never told me of my right or supplied me with the form that they are required to. Had I not read it online, I would never have known about my rights. By the time I found out, the 21 days had passed, and I was denied my right to appeal. Even after asking them to send me the form, they refused to. Is immunity granted to the GC to protect them from repercussions when they serve the purpose of investigating the Rules of Professional Conduct, or can they use that privilege to give themselves supreme power since they do not need to worry about consequences? I am hoping that the GC will be found guilty of misuse of power and violating my rights that are granted as a public citizen -- and that they are held responsible for not informing me of my rights to dispute their decision based on violation of the code. More importantly, they are withholding the form to contact the Board of Directors, denying me my right. I would like them stripped of their immunity due to the illegal actions they have committed. There is nothing more that I want than to sue them as a group and as individuals. They are servants of the people, and they, more than any others, need to be held accountable for their actions.

    Totally fake service/committee. I submitted a grievance about two attorney's that without going…read moreinto details would make every average tax paying American wince with disgust. But the Ninth Judicial grievance committee rejects the application on the basis that it did not meet any criteria to launch an investigation against the attorneys. * And of course, they don't explain what the criteria is. Oh well, I guess we'll just have to take their word for it. Look, we live in different times. The world is not in good shape.

    Garafola Joseph S Atty - general_litigation - Updated September 2026

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